Dyepot PS #27 - Dyeing 100% Silk Yarn with Acid Dyes

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VIDEO CONTENTS:
[0:00] Introduction
[1:03] Presoaking the yarn overnight
After soaking 12-36 hours, add 1/2 cup of vinegar to the soak.
[2:57] The dye plan
[3:56] The dyes
2% stock silver gray, 1% magenta/blue mix (95/5), 1% stock solution of true balck (all Dharma acid dyes)
1 cup water + 1 T pink, 1 cup + 1T of gray, 1 cup water + 1T of true black,
[5:43] Spinning out excess liquid
[5:52] Dyeing the yarn
[20:15] Add more vinegar
Add 8-9 T white vinegar
[21:35] Heating the yarn on the stove top
heat on low for 35 minutes
Cover the yarn with tin foil to trap the steam in the pan
[24:07] Washing the yarn
[27:15] Thoughts
[31:18] The finished dry yarn and conclusions

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[RetroModFiberArts]

The best way to learn is to go for it and try. It's so true. You gave me the courage to try and even more important to say to myself "it's ok if it doesn't work out the way I thought".

[teresaprelleprelle]

I got so excited when I saw a notification that you were dyeing silk.

[chriscrosscrafter]

Your enthusiasm over the silk is very contagious. And although the pink isn’t as rich as the other yarn, the gray looks more silver then the other Yarns so the trade-off is kind of interesting. If you want to dye other colored Yarns then yes I would say go for the higher dye content, but that silver is stunning and should be done exactly the same way every time because it’s gorgeous. Thanks for sharing!

[catlady]

As you said, not everyone can have a bunch of undyed yarn at a time, so I definitely use your videos to see what works and what doesn't. You've helped me a lot in my dyeing journey! <3

[susandorrington]

I loved the silk video, thank you! I dyed my own handspun mulberry silk fibre and it took the colour fabulously - wonderfully saturated colour and no felting. I wish I could use silk all the time :) By the way, if anyone is interested, after a bit of experimenting, I decided to knit the silk with linen stitch and I loved the result.

[frankoverman]

I enjoy your videos so much. I love how much my wife gets out of what you do. She's only at the KoolAid stage, but she's had such great results!

[dominiquemichaud]

Silk is so satisfying!!! It works good with reactive dyes too. I did some samples with plant fiber baths, and the shine is amazing!

[sylviabryant]

The silk is absolutely stunning! I love all three but in the end I went with the silk being my favorite. Thanks for sharing your journey with all of us.

[janesmith]

I love your videos. You're so curious and positive, and I'm sure you've given lots of people (me included!) the confidence to start dyeing yarns themselves. (Incidentally, I've just received some pure silk and silk blend yarns that I bought from AliExpress, and they're both gorgeous and much cheaper than I can buy here in the UK. They take a while to arrive--two or three weeks--but the extra value is well worth the wait. It's worth investigating if you dye a lot of yarn.)

[teacheraprilrogers]

I love this yarn and this colorway. My davorite Bamboo Pop colorway is the hot pink and gray. This reminds me of it so much. Just so beautiful.

[carolcorcoran]

Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous I think I'll have to buy some. I'm sure you'll let us know if it goes on sale. So happy that you are happy and we are all happy watching you.

[michelleellis]

My absolute favourite colours together 😍. Thank you for letting us join you ❤️

[jo-annefalconer]

Love this colourway and love seeing the differences in the types of yarn.

[MOLLIMEDIA]

Great advice on fear and dyeing. It’s very helpful. Thanks!

[joanneross]

The silk is beautiful, but I like the blend of colour of the silk wool blend best. Thanks for another informative video.

[shannaseigel]

I would be so excited to see what you make with that silk skein! (Assuming it’s not going in your shop)

[aknittingbakery]

Many thanks for this video. I am learning dyeing with 50% sw merino 50% silk and this video has explained me so much things about thing

[catherined]

Beautiful! Love the differences in each skein.

[kaylahaas]

I think the type of silk makes a difference, too. I have dyed mulberry silk with both koolaid and wiltons, with minimal bleeding. Tussah silk, however was a nightmare of huge proportions and completely shifted color from purple to teal after drying in direct sunlight (shawl is still gorgeous).

[dawnanderson]

The yarns are so pretty! I'm glad you had this video for I have some that I wanted to try and dye.